About S.T.E.M. 新加坡墓碑銘集录

About S.T.E.M. 新加坡墓碑銘集录

Summary: Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials (S.T.E.M.) 新加坡墓碑銘集录 is a specialised digital documentation project and archive recording historical tomb inscriptions in Singapore, with a focus on Bukit Brown Cemetery 武吉布朗坟场 and other early Chinese burial grounds. It is researched and edited by Raymond Goh.

What S.T.E.M. is

Each record in the archive transcribes the original Chinese inscription from the tombstone, gives an English translation, cross-checks the details against the burial register, and adds a short biography drawn from contemporary newspapers and archival sources. Where a stone is too worn to read, the record says so and leaves the line blank rather than guessing.

What it covers

  • Tombs in Bukit Brown Cemetery 武吉布朗坟场, and in other Singapore Chinese burial grounds such as 姓王山 and 恒山亭.
  • Chinese inscriptions with the family's place of origin (籍貫), dates converted from the lunar and reign-year calendars, and the names of the family members carved on the stone.
  • Newspaper records and leads to check for each person, where they can be found.

Who runs it

S.T.E.M. is researched and edited by Raymond Goh, a licensed heritage guide in Singapore. Corrections and additional information about any record are welcome.

Find a record

How to cite a record

Please cite the individual record, using this form:

Raymond Goh. "Title of the record." Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials (S.T.E.M.), tombs.bukitbrown.org, [web address of the record]. Accessed [date].

For example: Raymond Goh. "Madam Seah of the Wee Family." Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials (S.T.E.M.), tombs.bukitbrown.org, https://tombs.bukitbrown.org/2020/05/blog-post_83.html. Accessed [date].

To cite the archive as a whole, use: Raymond Goh. Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials (S.T.E.M.) 新加坡墓碑銘集录. tombs.bukitbrown.org. Accessed [date].

Keywords: Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials, S.T.E.M., 新加坡墓碑銘集录, Raymond Goh, Bukit Brown Cemetery, 武吉布朗坟场, Singapore Chinese tomb inscriptions, Chinese genealogy Singapore, 姓王山, 恒山亭

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